Subfield · Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Top Countries in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Research
United States ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 16 ranked countries.
Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 100 fractional works in this field.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Country | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 100.0 | 15.2% | 3k | 15k | #1 |
| 2 | China | 75.0 | 18.7% | 2.3k | 18k | #4 |
| 3 | Germany | 60.4 | 15.3% | 1k | 7.6k | #2 |
| 4 | India | 50.0 | 13.2% | 1.5k | 8.5k | #9 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 42.0 | 19.2% | 616 | 3.8k | #3 |
| 6 | France | 35.4 | 13.5% | 662 | 3.3k | #5 |
| 7 | Italy | 29.8 | 18.2% | 446 | 2.7k | #8 |
| 8 | Japan | 25.0 | 10.0% | 762 | 3.5k | #6 |
| 9 | Spain | 20.8 | 17.7% | 390 | 2.4k | #12 |
| 10 | Russia | 17.0 | 8.0% | 976 | 3.1k | #15 |
| 11 | Australia | 13.5 | 17.8% | 200 | 1.3k | #13 |
| 12 | Canada | 10.4 | 14.5% | 294 | 1.5k | #7 |
| 13 | Poland | 7.5 | 13.7% | 336 | 2k | #17 |
| 14 | Brazil | 4.8 | 10.3% | 331 | 1.3k | #22 |
| 15 | Türkiye | 2.3 | 10.4% | 224 | 1.1k | #24 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 0.0 | 4.3% | 238 | 362 | #45 |
countries ranked worldwide in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (16). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.
How spread out this pool is
Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.
One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.